Category: Human Interest

Now different coloured bed sheets mandatory in public hospitals

By Rupesh Dutta New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) As part of efforts to intensify cleanliness, hygiene and infection control in…

8 years ago

Meet Sanjiv Gupta, man seen as potential buyer of Tata Steel UK

Mumbai, April 6 (IANS) He has emerged as the man to watch out for when Tata Steel initiates the formal…

8 years ago

Health for all remains a distant dream

By Nidhi Saxena Most Indians, who pride themselves on being part of the world’s largest democracy, miss a heartbeat when…

8 years ago

Japanese ice cream firm apologises for popsicle price hike

Tokyo, April 4 (IANS) A Japanese ice cream company has apologised to consumers for hiking the price of its popsicles…

8 years ago

PM hails all-women IT centre as ‘glory of Saudi Arabia’

Riyadh, April 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday described an all-women IT centre set up by India's Tata…

8 years ago

Betel tales: Going nuts in Manipur and Assam over chewing habits

By Iboyaima Laithangbam Imphal, April 3 (IANS) There had always been a love-hate relationship between Ahom and Kangleipak kingdoms, the…

8 years ago

Modi hails all-women IT centre as ‘glory of Saudi Arabia’

Riyadh, April 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday described an all-women IT centre set up by Tata Consultancy…

8 years ago

Greeks celebrate pillow fight day with anti-war message

Athens, April 3 (IANS) Hundreds of Greek citizens "armed" with pillows participated in a fun street fight in the centre…

8 years ago

European colonisation wiped out of Native Americans: Study

Sydney, April 2 (IANS) The arrival of the Europeans in the New World in the late 1400s led to the…

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There are only 70,000 of us Parsis left in India: Penaz Masani

By Biswajit Choudhury New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) There is something highly moving when a woman, whose people face extinction,…

8 years ago

Hong Kong designer constructs life-sized robot after Scarlett Johansson

Beijing, April 2 (IANS) A Hong Kong product and graphic designer has constructed a life-sized robot from scratch. Ricky Ma,…

8 years ago

NHRC raps six states for ‘lackadaisical’ rehab of child labourers

New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday reprimanded Bihar and five other states for…

8 years ago

NHRC notice to UP, MP on plight of drought-hit

New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh and…

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No bar on women’s entry to any place of worship, rules Bombay HC

Mumbai, April 1 (IANS) In a ruling with far-reaching implications, the Bombay High Court on Friday declared that no law…

8 years ago

Heartlessness, thy name is selfie

Kolkata, April 1 (IANS) Even as hundreds in Kolkata did their best to rescue victims after a flyover collapsed here,…

8 years ago

Government hikes entry fee to historical monuments

New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The government has increased the entry fee at 116 centrally-protected monuments under the Archaeological Survey…

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I lived on but many women can’t; so help me stop this: Acid attack survivor

By Vivek Singh Chauhan New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) On a hot summer day 11 years ago, 16-year-old Laxmi was…

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Messi draws 40 million followers on Instagram

Buenos Aires, April 1 (IANS) Argentinian soccer star Lionel Messi now has 40 million followers on the Instagram photo-sharing social…

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Alphabet of disability: C for Candoco, D for Dance

By Preetha Nair New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) : This might not be your regular contemporary show where dancers swirl…

9 years ago

Japan introduces new symbols for foreign tourist maps

Tokyo, March 31 (IANS) The Japanese government is introducing 15 new symbols to mark police boxes, hotels and other facilities…

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